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Martha and Jan have been having trouble in their relationship for some time. One night when Martha is out, Jan reflects on their relationship and can't help thinking about all the ways things have been going wrong.
 
  Their sex life, once passionate, is only so-so; they hardly talk anymore; and Martha no longer seems to like Jan's friends. These late night ruminations best represent the ________ stage of relationship dissolution (Duck, 1982).
  a. intrapersonal
  b. dyadic
  c. dialectic
  d. interpersonal

Question 2

Dave has recently taken Jennifer out for a wonderful, elaborate birthday date, which involved all of Jennifer's favorite activities and an expensive gift.
 
  However, when Dave's birthday came a week later, Jennifer gave him some flowers and told him that she had too much work to do, so they could not go out anywhere. Remembering the birthday he had given Jennifer a week earlier, Dave was very upset. Jennifer could not understand his anger and told him that she had thought that the gift he had given her was because he loved her, not because he thought he would get a gift later. Dave considers the relationship to be based on ________ and Jennifer considers the relationship to be ________.
  a. equality; equitable
  b. equity; equal
  c. communality; based on exchange principles
  d. exchange; communal



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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